PVR need some guidance

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:34 pm

this is what ive picked out so far........

Update COOLER MASTER ATC-620C-BX1 Black Aluminum Alloy Bezel with steel body MicroATX Desktop Computer Case
Model #: ATC-620C-BX1

Update ABIT VA-20 Socket A (Socket 462) VIA KM400A Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Model #: VA-20

Update SAPPHIRE Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card
Model #: 100556

Update ZALMAN ZM400B-APS ATX 400W Power Supply
Model #: ZM400B-APS

Update CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400
Model #: VS1GBKIT400

Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Model #: ST3250823AS

Update CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Model #: 30SB040000000

this box is going to be a total PVR.....not really going to game on it at all.....is the radeon 9800pro overkill?

could i use a 9600pro and be just as well off?

any input is appreciated.

tia

AMP

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:27 am

I still wouldnt use VIA.

U gonna use the ATI card for the video capture?

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:49 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:I still wouldnt use VIA.

U gonna use the ATI card for the video capture?

why not VIA?

no ive got a hauppauge winTV-pvr 350 for capture.

thanks for the reply

AMP

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:58 am

AMPLIFRIER wrote:why not VIA?

no ive got a hauppauge winTV-pvr 350 for capture.

thanks for the reply

AMP

i got a pvr-250 and love it..though i admit it can take a bit to get all settings work and it is picky but once you get it to work it rocks and looks really good.

you dont need a high end vid card, since it is all done through the pvr

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:46 am

Ghosthunter wrote:i got a pvr-250 and love it..though i admit it can take a bit to get all settings work and it is picky but once you get it to work it rocks and looks really good.

you dont need a high end vid card, since it is all done through the pvr

concur.

I'd be thinking that onboard would be enough for your purpose.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:26 pm

AMPLIFRIER wrote:why not VIA?

no ive got a hauppauge winTV-pvr 350 for capture.

thanks for the reply

AMP

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813135191

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813127150

Dunno what CPU u were planning on but theres a no cpu and old cpu mobo.

I said no VIA cuz Nvidia can beat them on memory bandwith.

Both mobos also have built in video too.

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:37 pm

im just gonna use an Athlon xp2800 probably.

how about this vid card.

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6814133138

this rig is only going to be a pvr and mp3 player.

entertainment pc only.

no games

i am totally open to suggestions here.

i like the ECS board you linked to YOS but im using an athlon i have here.

the abit isnt micro...wont fit in the case i picked out.

and hsould i just forget going to micro atx?

is it more of a headache than its worth?.....worrying if everything will fit with out interfering with other parts.

should i just go ATX?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:43 am

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813123216

Micro isnt a big heachace, I've got a SFF shuttle as a PVR/DVR box I like it.

that mobo is micro and has video, seriously dont look at these expensive video cards if its jsut a home made tivo and mp3 player.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:01 pm

I have the LiteOn appliance - very nice @ $160 @ compusa. Much more quiet than the shuttle I was using previously.

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Thu May 05, 2005 6:14 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813135191

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813127150

Dunno what CPU u were planning on but theres a no cpu and old cpu mobo.

I said no VIA cuz Nvidia can beat them on memory bandwith.

Both mobos also have built in video too.

i went with ....

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6819103501

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... 6813135191

and a 1 gig corsair value sel dual channel pair.

gonna put a sound balster audigy zs2 in it anf the win-tv pvr 350.

gonna have a 36gig raptor for the os to live on and got 2 seagate 300 gig sata drives for it.
going to stripe them.

how much usable space will that work out to after a format?
about 550gig?

gawd......i remember getting my 2.5gig quantum fireball hdd in my 166mhz cyrix rig with a massive 32mb of ram.

lol

pretty stoked to get the parts and bring it to life.

AMP

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu May 05, 2005 6:34 pm

ya 540-550 gigs, nice choice!

That will work well if u encode and burn stuff to dvds!

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:37 pm

ive got windows media center edition.

i dont think the onboard video will cut it to run media center edition.

i need a pci-e 16 card.

anyone else got media center edition running?

any tips?

tia

AMP

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun May 08, 2005 9:36 am

Looks good amp
I'm running the Aud 2 in my media PC, works great, but i've heard great things about the M-AUDIO REVOLUTION 7.1 PCI SOUND CARD 24BIT/96KHZ W/ DIGITAL OUT
or M-AUDIO AUDIOPHILE 2496
The M Audio is supposed to be a bit better at audio playback and the revo is a bit cheaper then the Aud 2
I'm also running the 9800 pro all in wonder, so far so good

The Micro Form factor is nice, HTPC cases are a bit cheaper then the HTPC cases for ATX.
Still saving for my HTPC case, I'll get it some day.....lol

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun May 08, 2005 9:44 am

min requiremnet to run media center is a SVGA card, doesnt even list the need for ram on it.

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:34 am

Chris wrote:Looks good amp
I'm running the Aud 2 in my media PC, works great, but i've heard great things about the M-AUDIO REVOLUTION 7.1 PCI SOUND CARD 24BIT/96KHZ W/ DIGITAL OUT
or M-AUDIO AUDIOPHILE 2496
The M Audio is supposed to be a bit better at audio playback and the revo is a bit cheaper then the Aud 2
I'm also running the 9800 pro all in wonder, so far so good

The Micro Form factor is nice, HTPC cases are a bit cheaper then the HTPC cases for ATX.
Still saving for my HTPC case, I'll get it some day.....lol

those 9800pro's are killer cards for the cash.

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:36 am

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102401

thinking about this vid card.

any opinions?

suggestions?

my goal is really just to get media center to run.

AMP